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Back to SearchNov. 23, 2022: Is the Georgia runoff a done deal?
Episode 1492
As we all pack up and take a quick break for Thanksgiving, the Peach State is still abuzz with activity as voters prepare to settle the final Senate …
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 22, 2022: How to sound smart about politics on Thanksgiving
Episode 1491
It’s one of the slowest weeks in politics as our elected leaders slip into the Thanksgiving break, when they have a chance to assess the fallout from…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 21, 2022: The 2024 jockeying jumble
Episode 1490
Playbook editor Mike DeBonis and deputy editor Zack Stanton break down the weekend in politics, including the Republican Jewish Coalition conference …
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 17, 2022: All eyes on Pelosi
Episode 1488
On Wednesday night, just before 11 p.m., Nancy Pelosi's longtime spokesperson Drew Hammill announced on Twitter that today, the speaker will finally …
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 16, 2022: House Republicans to watch if McCarthy falls short
Episode 1487
You’ve heard allies of Rep. Kevin McCarthy say it a gazillion times — and they’ll say it another gazillion times over before the House speaker vote i…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 15, 2022: Trump and McCarthy try to fend off a GOP revolt
Episode 1486
As the Republican Party wrestles with whether it should stick with its three current leaders — Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell — tod…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 14, 2022: Get ready for a bonkers week in politics
Episode 1485
For Republicans, Festivus comes early this year. In fact, it starts today at 4:30 p.m.
That’s when House Republicans kick off their candidate forum fo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 10, 2022: Déjà vu for Kevin McCarthy
Episode 1483
When John Boehner suddenly retired in 2015, members of the House Freedom Caucus showed up at speaker-in-waiting Kevin McCarthy’s office with a list o…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 9, 2022: How Biden and Trump squelched the red wave
Episode 1482
Let’s start with Joe Biden.
A midterm is a referendum on the president. By all historic measures, voters should have handed Biden’s party a massive r…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 8, 2022: Bidenworld makes peace with the midterms
Episode 1481
Every ad has been cut. Every speech has been delivered. Every poll has been taken. And now we wait for the voters to decide.
Needless to say, the sta…
3 years, 3 months ago